Operator's Manual

•Themachineisshiftedintogearwithoutholding
theOPClevers.
•Theblade-control(PTO)leverisengagedwithout
holdingtheOPClevers.
TestingtheSafety-Interlock
System
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnot
operateasdescribed,haveanAuthorizedService
Dealerrepairthesafetysystemimmediately.
1.Settheparkingbrakes,movetheshiftleverinto
theNeutralposition,disengagetheblade-control
(PTO)leverandplacethethrottleforward.
2.Starttheengine;refertoStartingtheEngine
(page14).
3.Withoutholdingtheoperator-presence-control
(OPC)levers,engagetheblade-control(PTO)
lever.
Note:Theengineshouldstop.
4.Disengagetheblade-control(PTO)lever.
5.Withtheenginerunning,holddowntheOPC
leversandengagetheblade-control(PTO)lever.
Note:Themowerbeltshouldengageandthe
mowerbladesshouldbeginrotating.
6.ReleasetheOPClevers.
Note:Theengineshouldstop.
7.Withtheenginerunning,movetheshiftlever
intogearandreleasetheOPClevers.
Note:Theengineshouldstop.
8.Withtheenginerunning,turntheignitionkey
totheOffposition.
Note:Theengineshouldstop.
9.Ifalltheaboveconditionsarenotmet,have
anAuthorizedServiceDealerrepairthesafety
systemimmediately.
DrivingForwardor
Backward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Move
thethrottlecontrolintotheFastpositionforthebest
mowingperformance.
DrivingForward
1.Ensurethattheparkingbrakesareengaged.
2.SqueezetheOPCleversagainstthehandles.
3.Movetheshiftleverintoaforwardgear.
4.Releasetheparkingbrakes;refertoReleasing
theParkingBrakes(page14).
5.Slowlyreleasethedrivelevers.
Note:Togostraight,releasethedrivelevers
equally.Toturn,squeezethedriveleveronthe
samesideasthedirectionyouwanttoturn.
DrivingBackward
1.Ensurethattheparkingbrakesareengaged.
2.SqueezetheOPCleversagainstthehandles.
3.Movetheshiftleverintothereversegear.
4.Releasetheparkingbrakes;refertoReleasing
theParkingBrakes(page14).
5.Slowlyreleasethedrivelevers.
Note:Youmustpullthemowerbackwardto
assistitsrearwardmovement.
StoppingtheMower
1.Squeezethedriveleversallthewaybackto
engagethebrakes.
2.Settheparkingbrakes.RefertoSettingthe
ParkingBrakes(page14).
3.ShifttransmissionintotheNeutralposition.
4.MovethethrottletotheStopposition,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjured
iftheymoveorattempttooperatethe
machinewhileitisunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyand
settheparkingbrakewhenleavingthe
machineunattended,evenifjustfora
fewminutes.
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